Ten July Favorites
Chaste Tree ( Vitex ) One of the highlights of the year is when the Chaste Tree blooms. It pains me that I don't know the name of it, but I suspect it is 'Shoal Creek' . I failed to record it, and I also do not remember where it came from. We sell a newer variety at Yard N' Garden called 'Flip Side ', which has stunning leaves of olive-green with a purple reverse. A friend has the pale pink variety, but I don't think it is as pretty as the blue-colored flowers. This little tree is constantly covered with bees. Catalpa bignoinoides 'Aurea' A large limb died over the winter, leaving a gaping hole. However, it is looking better after Michael raised some of the remaining limbs. It has bloomed profusely this year. Like the vitex, our best view of it is from the windows, where you get an elevated view. Heliopsis helianthoides 'Fire Twister' This perennial is doing much better after I moved it to a better location. I saw it last week in an ope...
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ReplyDeleteWhat you saw is beautiful. Thank you for sharing your trip.
Looks formal to me. Great pics. Mary
ReplyDeleteRosemary has to be brought in here to survive. It looks great in that urn with dicondra. I love the Cardinal plant and have never been able to establish it here. It is so striking where ever it is planted. Thanks for the tour.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to find a place for the Kousa dogwood now. Love the berries on it. We need rain here. I had to water the weeds so I could pull them yesterday. Mary
ReplyDeleteLove the use of woodies in containers, and the pond is just gorgeous! Also, that Kousa dogwood is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThose gardens *are* beautiful. I will have to try dicondra in a container. It has such a wonderful draping effect.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I really like the rosemary/dicondra combination. And the kousa dogwood! I can't believe I missed this garden those years my son was at college in Memphis. We usually ended up on Beale Street.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this beautiful garden. I hope to see it one day for myself after seeing your pictures.
ReplyDeleteI have an unrelated question, do you grow Angel's Trumpet, Datura?
If so, can you give me some tips on growing it?
Thanks.
Bloominganne, I do grow Angel's Trumpet and they are blooming now. I'll try and do a post on them later in the week.
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful. Love the glasshouse and the Thalia dealbata growing in the second pool.
ReplyDeleteThe light looks bright. I like this time of year, the light starts to be less harsh.
Love the containers with the weeping dichondra. I say wow to all those Kousa berries too! Thanks for posting...I needed a garden tour.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lovely garden, and I have never seen Dichondra used so well, or growing so well.
ReplyDeleteThat dogwood is spectacular! Any idea what variety it is?
ReplyDeleteWe are so lucky to have public gardens like this all over the country.
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